The nations of South and Central America and the Caribbean are among the most biodiverse regions on Earth, with landscapes ranging from tropical rainforests to arid deserts and snow-capped mountains. The region’s irreplaceable ecosystems provide a wealth of free services and resources for people across the continent. However, its immense biodiversity is under threat from habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, pollution, over-exploitation and climate change.

ZSL’s work in Latin America and the Caribbean focuses on building on-the-ground capacity to secure the future of some of the region’s most unique and threatened species, including the pygmy sloth in Panama and the Dominican mountain chicken.